Costal groove

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Costal groove

A central rib of the left side. Inferior aspect. (Costal groove labeled at upper left.)

A central rib of the left side, viewed from behind. (Costal groove labeled at center left.)
Latin	sulcus costae
Gray's	subject #28 124
Dorlands/Elsevier	s_28/12768569

Between the ridge of the interal surface of the rib and the inferior border is a groove, the costal groove, for the intercostal vessels and intercostal nerve.

SUNY Labs 18:st-0203 - "Thoracic Wall: Bones"
Norman/Georgetown thoraxbones

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sternum: manubrium, body of sternum, xiphoid process, suprasternal notch

rib: first rib, tenth rib, eleventh rib, twelfth rib, floating rib, false ribs, angle, tubercle, costal groove, neck, head

general vertebral structures: body of vertebra, vertebral arch (pedicle, lamina, vertebral notch), foramina (vertebral, intervertebral), processes (transverse, articular, spinous)

cervical vertebrae: C1 (anterior arch, posterior arch, lateral mass), C2 (dens), C7, anterior tubercle, posterior tubercle, foramen transversarium

thoracic vertebrae: costal facets (superior, inferior, transverse)

lumbar vertebrae: accessory process, mammillary process

sacrum/coccyx: pelvic surface (anterior sacral foramina, dorsal surface (posterior sacral foramina, median sacral crest, medial sacral crest, lateral sacral crest), lateral surface, base, sacral hiatus

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